American Football, NFL, IAFL

[thejuice]

Does anyone think the Lions might actually get somewhere, even of the bottom of their division. Johnson is a remarkable player and if they still have joey harrington, they might get it going on offence. But this is the Lions afterall. Winning is not their style.

[thejuice]

Just a quick moveaway from the Draft. the IAFL season is in its 5th week this weekend and so far there have been a few surprises and good performances by the "weaker" teams. So maybe if your county isnt playing today, maybe you could go out and give your local IAFL team support if you like.

Week 5 Fixtures, Playing Today:

Cork Admirals @ Dublin Rebels
Sportslink, Santry, Dublin.


Carrickfergus Knights @ DCU Saints
ALSAA, Dublin Airport.


UL Vikings @ Tallaght Outlaws
Tymon Rugby Field at National Basketball Arena, Tallaght.



Last Weeks Results
Sunday 22nd April 2007

Dublin Rebels 6-12 Belfast Trojans
Brownlow Sports Campus, Craigavon.


Dublin Dragons 0-24 Carrickfergus Knights
Woodburn Road, Carrikfergus.


Belfast Bulls 0-42 UL Vikings
UL Sports Grounds, Limerick.


2007 Standings
IAFL NORTH 
Team                            W  L  T  Pts
Carrickfergus Knights        2  0   0  4
Belfast Trojans                2  1   0  4
Belfast Bulls                    1   2   0  2

IAFL CENTRAL 
Team                            W  L  T  Pts
Dublin Rebels                   1  1  0   2
Dublin Dragons                 1  2  0   2
Dublin City Univ Saints        0  2  0  0

IAFL SOUTH
Team                             W  L  T  Pts
Univ. Limerick Vikings         3  1  0   6
Cork Admirals                    2  0  0   4
Tallaght Outlaws               0  3  0   0

[thejuice]

Randy Moss To Join The Patriots 

As unlikely as it seems, Tom Brady and Randy Moss on the same team, very different styles and attitude. Pats got Moss in a Draft pick trade i think

[cullahmo]

The locals down here in South Florida are going nuts over the Dolphins passing up on Brady Quinn. There must be something up with Quinn for him to drop that low.

[stew]

Does anyone think the Lions might actually get somewhere, even of the bottom of their division. Johnson is a remarkable player and if they still have joey harrington, they might get it going on offence. But this is the Lions afterall. Winning is not their style.

Joey harrington is ket, pure ket.

The lions have Matt Millon calling the shots and he does not know what he is doing, he must have photos of the Ford family because he has been the single worst executive in american sports history.

The lions might improve but having a stud receiver is not the b all and end all, any team can scheme to double team him or even have the safety move up and take that side of the field away and then it would be up to one of the other three receivers they have drafted as the answer in the past five years to get it done.

In short the answer is no, the Lions are going to finish bottom of the heap.

[MaroonAndWhite]

Just seen that Brian Urlacher was hit with a $100k fine for wearing gear from a vitamin company and drinking their product rather than Gatorade who are official NFL sponsors - bit harsh on the big man! Its a good thing the GAA is not professional or the Cork boys with Corona emblazoned on their boots would have been worried!

[thejuice]

Just seen that Brian Urlacher was hit with a $100k fine for wearing gear from a vitamin company and drinking their product rather than Gatorade who are official NFL sponsors - bit harsh on the big man! Its a good thing the GAA is not professional or the Cork boys with Corona emblazoned on their boots would have been worried!

Yeah, its complete nonsense. He also got fined for wearing the wrong cap once. think it was the Superbowl.



IAFL Results Today

Cork Admirals                 24
Dublin Rebels                 28
A tight game according to match reports, won with 13 scs left on the clock for the Rebels,
who had previously fumbled on the previous play and just managed to recover.

DCU Saints                        20
CarrickFergus Knights      12
another tight game, with the Saints showing huge improvments on last year.

Belfast Trojans               46
Tallaght Outlaws             6
Tallaght are a new team and will have to endure a few of these kind of games.
Trojans are also a new team but have many experienced players in their ranks.

[BallyhaiseMan]

wee lads the
NFL Draft was yesterday, how do you think your teams came out of it?

Have to decide on an NFL team to support,might go with the Browns because of Brady Quinn.
Thought the Browns had a great draft
as did the Panthers,
Beason,Jarrett,Ryan Kahlil was some first 3 rounds.
Colts also done well,Gonzalez will be great in the slot ala Stokely.
And well the Pats traded a 4th for Randy Moss and picked up a super safety in Merriweather,Do they ever stop getting better?
San Fran also done well getting Patrick Willis(the next Ray Lewis according to some NFL Experts) and Joey Staley out of Central Michigan

on the otherhand,
Thought San Diego had a poor draft.
Craig Davis from LSU,Not a first rounder in my opinion
Eric Weddle is good,but they gave up too much for him.
Redskins have f**k all picks as usual.When will they learn to keep them and build through the draft,
Dont think Landry was the correct pick for them.
Bears,Greg Olsen is a physical speciman alright much like Vernon Davis last year,But other than that i think they reached for Bazauin and others.
Whats everyones opinions on the draft?

[MaroonAndWhite]

Wembley tickets set to go on sale in May

Tickets for the NFL regular season game at Wembley between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants will go on sale on May 16 to the lucky ones among those who have registered to buy seats for the historic occasion.


Within 72 hours of the NFL announcing the first competitive game to be played outside of North America, nfluk.com received requests for more than half a million tickets to its special registration site.

Next week, an email will be sent out to registrants, confirming details of the on-sale date and procedure.


Prior to May 16, the first group of registrants to get lucky in the lottery for tickets will receive a further email giving them details of the next steps they have to take. Notification will include details on pricing and how many tickets individual applicants are able to buy.

Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of NFL UK, explained: "It is taking time for us to move this process forward, partly because we want everything to run as smoothly as possible. Beyond the May 16 offer there will be further opportunities to buy tickets so don't despair if you are not among the first group to be given the chance to purchase."

[lurganblue]

i watched a bit of the draft last night on Sky Sports. is this fella Brady Quinn worth all the hype? (dont get to see any college football)

[thejuice]

Quinn was touted as being a possible 1st pick. but after Raiders picked Russell, no-one really needed a QB so he slid down the draft table. I think people question his mechanics and his accuracy throwing to his left side is a bit off. But in spite of that he's managed to have success with Notre Dame and lead the team on some pretty impressive comebacks.

[MaroonAndWhite]

Couldnt believe Miami passed up the opportunity to take Brady Quinn given what they have there masquerading as a QB at the moment. Cleveland gave up alot to get Quinn....hopes hes worth it from their perspective. The Pats have done great business too between trades, draft and what not. Randy Moss & Tom Brady.....could be devestating!

[thejuice]

Moss at the Pats has the potential to be either brilliant or T.O. and the Eagles all over again.


Next Weeks IAFL fixtures

May 6th
Dublin Rebels @ D.C.U. Saints 2pm

Univ of Limerick Vikings @ Cork Admirals 2pm

Belfast Bulls @ Carrickfergus Knights 2pm

[lurganblue]

Moss at the Pats has the potential to be either brilliant or T.O. and the Eagles all over again.


Next Weeks IAFL fixtures

May 6th
Dublin Rebels @ D.C.U. Saints 2pm

Univ of Limerick Vikings @ Cork Admirals 2pm

Belfast Bulls @ Carrickfergus Knights 2pm

juice, i noticed one of the games a few weeks ago was played at Brownlow recreation centre. any more planned for there?

[thejuice]

Check www.belfasttrojans.com although the grounds avertised on the website are different. Ill get back to you if i find out from them.